Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the [[Federal Election Commission]] during the 2012 elections season. Below are Murray's reports.<ref>[http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?C00472050 ''Federal Election Commission'' "Patrick Murray's 2012 Summary reports," Accessed September 26, 2012]</ref>

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[[File:Patrick Murray Donors 2012.PNG|right|375px|thumb|Breakdown of the source of Murray's campaign funds before the 2012 election.]]

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Murray lost an election to the [[U.S. House]] in 2012. During that election cycle, Murray's campaign committee raised a total of $229,059 and spent $204,780.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?cycle=2012&id=VA08 ''Open Secrets'' "Patrick Murray 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed April 9, 2013]</ref>